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Bucs kicker Chase McLaughlin named NFC Special Teams Player of the Month

He went 7-for-7 on field goals and 11-for-11 on extra points in October.

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Friday, Nov. 6, 2026In the Friday, Nov. 6, 2026 edition
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TAMPA - Buccaneers kicker Chase McLaughlin was named the NFC Special Teams Player of the Month for October, the team reported Thursday, Nov. 5, citing the NFL's announcement.

In October he made all seven of his field-goal tries, with a long of 53 yards, and all 11 extra points, according to the team. Those 18 makes without a miss were the most among NFC kickers that month, and his 32 kicking points were the most by any conference player without a miss that month, the team said.

Through Week 8 he is 19-for-19 on field goals and 17-for-17 on extra points and leads the NFL with 74 points, the team said. It is his eighth NFL season and fourth with Tampa Bay.

He is the first Buccaneer to win Special Teams Player of the Month since punter Jake Camarda in September 2023, and the first Tampa Bay placekicker to win it since Matt Bryant in December 2007, according to the team.

Source: Buccaneers.com, "Chase McLaughlin's Aim True for NFC Special Teams Player of the Month," by Scott Smith, Nov. 5, 2026, opened Nov. 6, 2026.

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